Pauline Parmentier of France reacts as she misses a serve by Lindsey Davenport (USA), who is seeded second,during the US Open on September 1, 2005 in New York City. Davenport went on to win 6-1, 6-1. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

Pauline Parmentier (31 January 1986 in Cucq, France) is a professional tennis player from France. Her career high was #40, achieved on 21 July 2008 and her highest ranking in doubles was World Number 146 on 15 June 2009.

Parmentier was born by parents Dominique and Jean-Philippe. She has two brothers. With her favorite surface being clay, Parmentier first took the courts at age 6.

Parmentier has received wildcards into French Open tournaments in singles since 2005 and in doubles since 2004. Parmentier reached the second round of the 2007 US Open singles competition, as a qualifier, defeating Tatjana Malek before falling to Martina Hingis. In her career, she has won two titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won four ITF singles titles, and two ITF doubles titles. She won three of the four singles titles in 2007. Parmentier won her first WTA Tour title in October 2007, at the Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan.

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